R E B E L C O N
C E R T O F F E R I N G S
2 0 0 6- 2 0 0 7
I. THE HEART IMMORTAL: Sacred
& Secular Arias & Cantatas of Love and Loss
2 violins, viola, cello, bass, theorbo
& harpsichord/organ (7 performers; Mr. Mehta)
vocal and instrumental music by Handel, Hasse,
Porpora, Vivaldi
"Mr. Mehta [gave] a volatile and vocally daring account of the title role, fearlessly tossing off the coloratura, exulting in the full-voiced high notes and tenderly shaping Handel's poignant lyrical phrases.He conveys Orlando's temporary madness with effective subtlety, singing with an eerie and breathy sound, as if unhinged from reality."
-THE NEW YORK TIMES
Offered: January 7 - 21, 2007
II. L'ESTRO ARMONICO:
Diverse Trumpet and Multiple Violin Concerti
L'Estro Armonico, or "musical inspiration", the
title of Antonio Vivaldi's brilliant opus 3
aptly describes an exuberant and colorful program of rarely performed concerti
for
trumpet and violins.
Offered: October 20 - November
5, 2006
III. PASTORALE: CHRISTMAS CONCERTI
Festive music & carols for flutes & strings
with Matthias Maute
& Sophie Larivière,
recorders/flutes
2 recorders/flutes; 2 violins; viola; cello; bass;
harpsichord / organ (8 performers)
works by Giuseppe Torelli, E.F.Dall'Abaco, Johann Christoph
Pez,
A.Vivaldi, G.Ph.Telemann & De Lalande
Offered: December 1-10, 2006
IV. BAROQUE AND BEYOND:
Chamber Music of the Late Baroque and Rococco
A fanciful program of forward-looking 18th- Century
Baroque
V. CHAMBER MUSIC OF THE EUROPEAN
COURTS
A tantalizing mix of music from 17th- and 18th-Century Italy, Germany and France